In the name of God Amen, Isaac SNOWDEN of the
County of Currituck and State of North Carolina being in perfect health and
of sound disposing mind and memory blessed be God do this the Twelth Day of
February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty make
and publish this to be my last will and testament in the following manner
viz:

Item 1 I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife
Elizabeth SNOWDEN one negro man named Silas and one negro woman
named Clark?/Clara? also one bed and furniture and cow and calf to
her and her heirs forever. Also I lend unto my beloved wife
Elizabeth during her life or widowhood one negro girl named Jane
and negro boy named John.

Item I give and bequeathed unto my Son William
SNOWDEN the land and plantation whereon I now live containing Sixty
acres more or less, also one negro boy named Miles also negro boy
named Peter and negro girl named Clarey, one bed and furniture
one cow and calf one young gray horse bridle and saddle and one gun to him
and his heirs forever.

Item 3 I lend unto my daughter Nancy WEST
wife of Willoughby WEST one negro girl named Lemon boy
Frank, girl Molly & girl Emily during her life and at her
death to be equally divided between all of her children then living as well
those unborn as those already born share and share alike.

Item 4 I lend unto my daughter Lovey BRIGHT
wife of Washington BRIGHT the following negroes namely boy Sam,
girl Ferebee and child Violet during her life and at her death
to be equally divided between all of her children then living as well those
unborn as those already born share and share alike to them and their heirs
forever.

Item 5 At the death or marriage of my wife
Elizabeth I give the boy named John which I have loaned to my
wife to the children of my daughter Nancy WEST to be equally divided
between them then living share and share alike to them and their heirs
forever

Item 6 At the death or marriage of my wife
Elizabeth I give the girl named Jane loaned to my wife
Elizabeth to the children of my daughter Lovey BRIGHT to be
equally divided between them then living share and share alike to them and
their heirs forever.

All the remainder of my property within doors and
without not given away I leave to be equally divided between my wife
Elizabeth my Son William, the children of Nancy WEST and
the children of Lovey BRIGHT that is to say in four equal parts one
fourth to my beloved wife one fourth to my Son William one fourth to
the children of Nancy WEST, one fourth to the children of Lovey
BRIGHT and I hereby appoint my Son William SNOWDEN guardian to
the children of Nancy WEST and Lovey BRIGHT. In
testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above
written.

/s/ Isaac SNOWDEN seal

Sol. ASHBEES.B. DOZIER

Currituck
SS Court of P & Q Sessions - August term 1852 This paper writing having been
proved as the last will and testament of Isaac SNOWDEN by the oath of
Sol. ASHBEE ordered to be admitted to probate as the last will and testament
of said SNOWDEN passing real and personal estate ordered to be
recorded. /s/ B.T. SIMMONS, CCC

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